81 FR 41298 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41298-41299]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14898]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2016-OS-0074]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO), 
DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer announces 
a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on 
the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by August 
23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal

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Register document. The general policy for comments and other 
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions 
available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any 
personal identifiers or contact information.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of the 
DoD Chief Information Officer 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 
11E08, Alexandria VA 22350-1900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Information Assurance 
Scholarship Program; OMB Control Number 0704-0486.
    Needs and Uses: The National Security Agency (NSA) is the Executive 
Administrator of the DoD Information Assurance Scholarship Program 
(IASP), serving on behalf of the DoD Chief Information Officer. Those 
who wish to participate in the DoD IASP Recruitment program must 
complete and submit an application package through their college or 
university to NSA. Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense 
(CAEs) interested in applying for capacity-building grants must 
complete and submit a written proposal, and all colleges and 
universities subsequently receiving grants must provide documentation 
on how the grant funding was utilized and the resulting 
accomplishments. Without this written documentation, the DoD has no 
means of judging the quality of applicants to the program or collecting 
information regarding program performance. In addition, the DoD IASP 
participants and their faculty advisors (Principal Investigators) are 
asked to complete annual program assessments. These assessments are 
collectively reviewed to evaluate the program's effectiveness from the 
perspective of the students and Principal Investigators. The assessment 
information is used to improve the program in subsequent years. The 
estimated burden is based on a typical funding profile for this 
scholarship program. The actual burden may be less, based on available 
funding.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,166.
    Number of Respondents: 361.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 722.
    Average Burden per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents to the scholarship information collection are 
applicants who provide academic records and professional experience 
summaries to the NSA for the IASP scholar selection process. 
Respondents to the grants information collection are Principal 
Investigators at colleges and universities designated as Centers of 
Academic Excellence (CAE) participating in the IASP who provide 
proposals for capacity building initiatives supporting the expansion of 
cyber-related degree programs at their CAE. The DoD IASP is designed 
to: Increase the number of new college graduate entrants to DoD who 
possess key cybersecurity skill sets; serve as a tool to develop and 
retain well-educated military and civilian personnel who support the 
Department's cyberspace mission including cutting edge research and 
development; and serve as a mechanism to build the nation's cyber 
infrastructure through grants to colleges and universities designated 
as CAEs by the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security. In 
addition, respondents to the annual program assessment survey provide 
feedback on the program, including suggestions for improvements and 
changes that can be incorporated to make the grants IASP information 
collection process stronger and more efficient.

    Dated: June 20, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-14898 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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